
ATL
2006, Comedy/Drama, 1h 40m
86 Reviews 100,000+ RatingsWhat to know
critics consensus
Strong lead performances and catchy musical interludes rescue this coming-of-age story from its formulaic script and uneven direction. Read critic reviews
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Movie Info
Four working-class teenagers live in an Atlanta neighborhood where hip-hop music rules and the coolest place to hang out is the local rollerskating rink. As the friends look forward to new horizons after high school, they face challenges on and off the rink that bring about turning points in their lives.
Cast & Crew
T.I.
Rashad
Rashad
Lauren London
New-New
New-New
Mykelti Williamson
Uncle George
Uncle George
Keith David
John Garnett
John Garnett
Jackie Long
Esquire
Esquire
Big Boi
Marcus
Marcus
Critic Reviews for ATL
Audience Reviews for ATL
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Feb 18, 2015Just watched this and really enjoyed it. Great story of young African-American life, with a great cast to bring it to life. The direction and cinematography also stick out.Jarrin R Super Reviewer
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Nov 15, 2009A New American Story The movie was good and it had it's good moments. The story is not that great but decent enough. The acting was so-so from everyone, still entertaining and it pass really quickly. The attitudes, style and environment puts you right on the streets down south and that's why it was good. A tightly knit group of working-class Atlanta teens spend their time bonding over hip-hop and roller skating while pondering life after high school in director Chris Robinson's coming-of-age comedy drama that draws inspirations from the real-life childhoods of Dallas Austin and Tionne Watkins. For a kid growing up on the south side of Atlanta, the Cascade roller-skating rink is the place to be seen, and it's the place where the orphaned high school senior Rashad (Tip Harris) and his little brother Ant (Evan Ross) go every weekend to forget their financial troubles, hang with their friends and get their groove on. But outside the rink, the brothers have problems they can't avoid: Ant is being recruited into the posse of charismatic drug dealer Marcus (Outkast's Antwan Andre Patton, aka Big Boi). Meanwhile, Rashad's three best friends -- including the ambitious Esquire (Jackie Long) -- are pulling him in different directions, and his new girlfriend New-New (Lauren London) may not be as "street" as she seems. As Rashad tries to hold on to his little brother, he also comes to the realization that if he's ever going to make something of himself, he's going to have to step out of his skates and into the real world.Manu G Super Reviewer
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Aug 25, 2008it was alright, aint no way that im goin to turn down a rich gurl. this shit is not realkhalvic b Super Reviewer
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Apr 29, 2008The movie is okay, as it tells the story of life through the eyes of some ATL hood residents. It's entertaining to see the differences between neighborhoods, and follow the life of the people in the movie - but the movie seemed to forget a moral? You can make up your own, but there really was just no major point in it. It started strong, then kept going and going until an end where it ended up just the same as the beginning? Maybe, "Apperciate what you have, it could be all you ever will have". Fun to watch, but obvious loss potential makes you wonder what it could of been.Bobby H Super Reviewer
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